Gender-based violence at work

#RATIFYC190 FOR A WORLD OF WORK FREE FROM VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT

Whilst both women and men experience violence and harassment in the world of work, unequal status and power relations in society and at work often result in women being far more exposed to violence and harassment.

Gender-based violence remains one of the most tolerated violations of workers’ human rights. According to statistics, 35% of women - 818 million women globally - over the age of 15 have experienced sexual or physical violence at home, in their communities or in the workplace.

In June 2019, the International Labour Conference adopted a set of robust and forward-looking international labour stardards in the form of Convention 190 (C190) and Recommendation 206 (R206) that aim at preventing and addressing violence and harassment in the world of work, including gender-based violence and harassment.

The ITUC campaign #RatifyC190 – for a world of work free from violence and harassment aims to:

Ensure wide ratification of ILO C190 and effective implementation of C190 and R206 to realise a world of work free from violence and harassment with a strong focus on the elimination of gender-based violence and harassment.

Mobilise and strengthen trade union action for the elimination of gender-based violence and harassment from the world of work.

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The COVID-19 pandemic reveals once again the critical importance of wide ratification of C190 * Recent and upcoming days of action * Updates on national ratification processes * Union campaigns around the world * ITUC campaign resources

Solidarity works! Let us step up our lobby and advocacy campaigns to achieve a maximum number of ratifications this year. In this newsletter, you will find out how unions from a number of countries across the world – from Chile to Ukraine, Nigeria to Germany, Namibia to Sri Lanka – are campaigning for the ratification of C190.

An ambitious action programme, focused on peace, defending democracy and workers’ rights, achieving a new social contract and ensuring climate action based on just transition, has been adopted by the ITUC’s annual General Council meeting which concluded in Brussels on 17 October.

Unions from around the world have taken to the streets of Geneva to demand an ILO fit for the 21st century. Thousands of trade union representatives, carrying the voice of the millions of workers they represent, showed their commitment to curbing abuse in the world of work and establishing a New Social Contract.